Buying a home in DA16, Welling. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£497kmost £464k–£536k

Houses per m²£5,719flats £4,520

Sold last year2361,776 in five years

Prices in Bexley+1.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DA16 sold for £497,011 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £463,818 and £536,432, for about 89 m² of space.

236 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £194k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DA16 3 (£5,555) and the most in DA16 2 (£5,782).

Across Bexley, prices are up 1.9% on a year ago and up 11.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,865 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,266 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £99,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.

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House prices in DA16 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£308,000	£231k–£411k	36 m²	6
2	£432,659	£402k–£458k	69 m²	487
3	£497,011	£464k–£536k	89 m²	809
4	£575,120	£506k–£617k	113 m²	191
5+	£618,960	£577k–£662k	128 m²	99

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£308k	£433k	£497k	£575k	£619k
Detached	—	£464k	£535k	£620k	£710k
Semi-detached	£308k	£441k	£503k	£580k	£620k
Terraced	—	£417k	£478k	£537k	£592k
Flats	£194k	£274k	£310k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across DA16

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
DA16 1	£5,770	£4,441
DA16 2	£5,782	£5,045
DA16 3	£5,555	£4,496

Schools near DA16

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Stephen's Catholic Primary School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmArk Greenwich Free School86% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%38 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

DA6 Bexleyheath · 3 km3-bed house £513k DA15 Sidcup · 3 km3-bed house £513k DA7 Bexleyheath · 3 km3-bed house £515k SE2 London · 3 km3-bed house £448k SE18 London · 3 km3-bed house £471k DA17 Belvedere · 4 km3-bed house £417k DA5 Bexley · 4 km3-bed house £552k DA18 Erith · 4 km3-bed house £277k

Questions about DA16

Is DA16 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Bexley are up 1.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (86% against 43.8%); 236 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in DA16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DA16 sold for £497,011 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £463,818 and £536,432.

How many homes sell in DA16 each year?

236 homes sold in the last year and 1,776 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near DA16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near DA16?

For a 3-bedroom house, DA17 (£417k, 4 km), DA18 (£277k, 4 km), SE28 (£410k, 4 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.